नूनं न तु वसन्तस्तं देशं स्पृशति यत्र सा। कथं ह्यसितपद्माक्षी वर्तयेत् सा मया विना ॥
nūnaṃ na tu vasantastaṃ deśaṃ spṛśati yatra sā| kathaṃ hyasitapadmākṣī vartayet sā mayā vinā ||
English Meaning
Even if spring has not appeared there how can Sītā having eyes resembling full-blown lotuses live in my separation?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)